I've been reading as many threads as I can on trailers and now I want to get the collective wisdom of the board.
I have a John Deere 2032R with FEL and a few attachments. I'd like to be able to take it to friends' houses to help out with little projects. It would also be nice to be able to transport it for service. I'm a car guy, so I'd also like to be able to haul a (possibly non-running) car on occasion.
There's a nursery about 1000' from our driveway where we can get mulch, stone, etc. so I can haul that in the pickup truck or get a dump-truck full. The trailer isn't really needed for that.
My current tow vehicle is a 2003 Chevy 1500HD (9900# towing capacity). If I change trucks, I'll be looking at a newer 1/2 or 3/4 ton truck with at least as much towing capacity.
I think that ditching ramps makes the trailer a lot more convenient to use and way more versatile, so I have been looking at tilt trailers. I've mainly been looking at electric-hydraulic tilt like what H&H and PJ's make.
My tractor is about 9' long without the loader. I am guessing the loader adds another 4'. More with the forks instead of the bucket. The box scraper or flail mower will hang another ~3' off the back. If I want to take another implement, that will add another few feet, although some things can overlap a bit.
So am I right to think that I want a 20' deck on the trailer. That should allow me to haul the tractor, bucket and forks, mower, and box scraper.
The tractor is 2000#, the FEL with bucket is probably another 1000#. The box scraper is 600#, Flail mower is 700#, figure another few hundred pounds for the forks and carrier. The whole package is probably ~4500#, so a 10k# GVWR trailer should be way more than enough.
Does it sound like I'm on the right track? What type of tilt-trailers does everybody have? I know that I don't want the manual hydraulic tilt, but should I consider a gravity tilt instead of the electric-hydraulic? Any brands I should look for or avoid?
I have a John Deere 2032R with FEL and a few attachments. I'd like to be able to take it to friends' houses to help out with little projects. It would also be nice to be able to transport it for service. I'm a car guy, so I'd also like to be able to haul a (possibly non-running) car on occasion.
There's a nursery about 1000' from our driveway where we can get mulch, stone, etc. so I can haul that in the pickup truck or get a dump-truck full. The trailer isn't really needed for that.
My current tow vehicle is a 2003 Chevy 1500HD (9900# towing capacity). If I change trucks, I'll be looking at a newer 1/2 or 3/4 ton truck with at least as much towing capacity.
I think that ditching ramps makes the trailer a lot more convenient to use and way more versatile, so I have been looking at tilt trailers. I've mainly been looking at electric-hydraulic tilt like what H&H and PJ's make.
My tractor is about 9' long without the loader. I am guessing the loader adds another 4'. More with the forks instead of the bucket. The box scraper or flail mower will hang another ~3' off the back. If I want to take another implement, that will add another few feet, although some things can overlap a bit.
So am I right to think that I want a 20' deck on the trailer. That should allow me to haul the tractor, bucket and forks, mower, and box scraper.
The tractor is 2000#, the FEL with bucket is probably another 1000#. The box scraper is 600#, Flail mower is 700#, figure another few hundred pounds for the forks and carrier. The whole package is probably ~4500#, so a 10k# GVWR trailer should be way more than enough.
Does it sound like I'm on the right track? What type of tilt-trailers does everybody have? I know that I don't want the manual hydraulic tilt, but should I consider a gravity tilt instead of the electric-hydraulic? Any brands I should look for or avoid?